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Spitfires

Postby ozzy72 » Fri May 09, 2003 1:43 pm

Well what else would I be posting about. Now I've got quite a collection of Spitfire stuff, but I'd like to get my paws on more pictures of MkV/IXs and also any technical data anyone might have, especially diagrams.
Meanwhile anyone wishing to find an existing Spitfire or other cool stuff about Supermarines finest should check here http://www.supermarine-spitfire.co.uk

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Re: Spitfires

Postby Felix/FFDS » Fri May 09, 2003 2:35 pm

You mean  like the Daimler Benz engined Spitfire?  (not quite a good match)
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Re: Spitfires

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Sat May 10, 2003 10:14 am

Well Mark, I've got loads of Spitfire pictures, mostly what Ive taken myself, but I doubt I've anything you've not seen before. I'd be happy to let you see some though.
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Re: Spitfires

Postby Ivan » Sat May 17, 2003 6:45 am

Russia got spitfires by lend-lease.
they usually changed the guns for russian ones, and engines were often replaced with the ones used on YAK-9's
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Re: Spitfires

Postby Smoke2much » Sun Jun 29, 2003 11:08 pm

Russia got spitfires by lend-lease.
they usually changed the guns for russian ones, and engines were often replaced with the ones used on YAK-9's


I have heard rumours that in various storage areas in the soviet union/russia there are crated up WW2 aircraft tanks etc that we delivered but were never used.

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Re: Spitfires

Postby Ivan » Tue Jul 08, 2003 5:50 am

Ozzy, did the russians ever try top replace the merlin with the M-105(VK-105) enginge?
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Re: Spitfires

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jul 08, 2003 10:57 am

I've never heard of any doing this Ivan, but since you brought this up I'm looking into it. I haven't found any evidence so far, but if I come across anything I'll let you know.

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Re: Spitfires

Postby Ivan » Tue Jul 08, 2003 2:26 pm

They can put a merlin in a Yak-3 (though it loses the spinner SHVAK cannon), so why not the other way around

'Russian spitfire' rebuilt, and there even is one with working guns flying as a private aircraft
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